Navy Upgrades Discharge Status of Gay Sailor…From World War II

[The Straight Story]

Navy Upgrades Discharge Status of Gay Sailor…From World War II

The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has impacted not only the soldiers of today, but those who served nearly 70 years ago.

In 1944, Melvin Dwork was kicked out of the U.S. Navy for being gay (apparently turned in by his boyfriend at the time during a “witch hunt”). The result was an “undesirable” discharge—something that haunted Dwork for decades and that he fought to have changed.

With the end of the military’s anti-homosexual policy, the Department of Defense has decided to correct Dwork’s official military record, marking his release from service as “honorable.”

It is the first time the Pentagon has taken such a step on behalf of a World War II veteran ostracized for his sexual orientation.

http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Navy_Upgrades_Discharge_Status_of_Gay_Sailor__From_World_War_II_110918

[GreenPartyVoter]

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[Moosepoop]

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[TheWraith]

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[The Straight Story]

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[Omaha Steve]

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[Firebrand Gary]

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